This cove isn't a bay on the shoreline, but a small valley in the side of a mountain. Part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, it was dedicated in 1958 as a memorial to Arthur Woody, the pioneering forest ranger of the Suches area who served from 1911 to 1945. This cove was a favorite of his, for good reason. In the spring bring your field guide to wildflowers when you visit. The trail through the cove is only three tenths of a mile, but takes you past two dozen plant species. In other seasons come for the trees. I've met husband and wife horticulturists from Florida who would visit Sosebee Cove on their vacations to gaze in wonder at the huge, beautiful trees. In the photo, see the author's three sons standing at the base of one of them to show the scale.

How to get there: take Georgia highway 60 north from Dahlonega, across the Appalachian Trail, and into Suches. In Suches turn right onto Georgia 180 (a.k.a Wolf Pen Gap Road). Go 8.2 miles and look for the signs and the modest parking area beside the highway. The trail is an easy walk. Enjoy the rest of highway 180 while you're out. A few lackluster autumns ago, the color on 180 was the best anywhere around. Oh, yes, to complete the scale: the tallest of the author's sons shown in the accompanying photo stands a full six foot three.